Dynamo Leningrad (bandy club)

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Dynamo Leningrad
CityLeningrad, Soviet Union
Founded1924 (1924)
Folded1965 (1965)

Dynamo Leningrad (Russian: Динамо Ленинград) was a bandy club which existed from 1924-1965 in Saint Petersburg. During that time, Saint Petersburg was called Leningrad.

The club won the bronze medals in the Soviet Union championship in 1936. The club was the runner-up finalist in the Soviet Cup in 1947. The club won the local Leningrad championship in 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947.

Well-known players and coaches in the club were, among others, Mikhail Butusov and Valentin Fyodorov.

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The information in this article as of 23 July 2015 is based on the corresponding article on Russian Wikipedia, which names the book Соснин В.И., Щеглов М.И., Юрин В.Л. Хоккей с мячом: Энциклопедия. — М: Новые технологии, 2009. — 808 с. — ISBN 978-5-86541-025-6 as its source.